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5-year comprehensive redevelopment programme

Following is a question by the Hon Fred Li Wah-ming and a written reply by the Secretary for Housing, Mr Dominic Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

With regard to the Five-year Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme from 1996/97 to 2000/01 recently announced by the Housing Authority (HA), will the Government inform this Council:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

whether units will be reserved in new public housing estates which are due for completion for rehousing those affected tenants who are included in the Programme; if so, please provide a list showing the details;

of the number of public rental housing sites which will be used to build Home Ownership Scheme flats after clearance, thus reducing the chance of the affected tenants in being rehoused locally;

how the HA will ensure that the number of new public housing units is adequate for rehousing affected public housing tenants locally; and

in regard to Blocks 5 and 6 of Lam Tin Estate which have been included in the redevelopment programme for the third time, what the reasons were for deferring the redevelopment works of these two blocks twice before and, in view of this, what measures the HA will take to ensure that the latest Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme will be completed on schedule?

Answer:

Mr President,

A proportion of units will be reserved in some new public rental housing estates for rehousing tenants affected by the recently announced Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme (CRP) during the planning period from 1996-97 to 2000- 01. Details of rehousing arrangements will only be decided nearer the time of formal. announcement of clearance.